CHP is launching a maximum enforcement period for Halloween. The stepped-up enforcement will start Friday at 6 pm and run through 6 am Saturday. It means more CHP officers on the roads statewide–and an increased focus on unsafe driving, especially speeding, aggressive driving, and impaired driving. During last year’s 12-hour Halloween MEP, officers investigated nearly 500 crashes statewide. About 90 of those involved were impaired drivers, resulting in two deaths and more than 60 injuries. CHP officers also made nearly 120 DUI arrests during that period.
A new poll suggests majority support for Proposition 50–the redistricting question that’s on next week’s ballot. The survey of likely voters from the Public Policy Institute of California says 56 percent of those asked are for the measure, with 43 percent against. That lines up with the results of other recent polls. Meanwhile, Governor Newsom, who is behind the plan, says supporters have raised enough money and don’t need any more donations. . Opponents say they aren’t surprised by the poll numbers because they’re being outspent two-to-one.
The last guided nature walk of the season is coming up at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park. The walk on November 8th will be a chance to get an up-close look at the early morning wildlife in the park for the last time this year. The walk takes between 1 and 2 hours, and it will be led by local wildlife expert Robert Lyons. It starts on November 8th at 8:15 in the parking lot on Highway 53 between Lower Lake and Clear Lake
